Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, November 12, 1994 TAG: 9411170036
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: B11 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM WIRE REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Married - to each other - actors Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson expect their first child in May.
\ Elton John is suing the Star for reporting in its Nov. 8 issue that he's having a romance with Atlanta bodybuilder Dean Steib. The pop star says he met Steib twice and didn't have ``even the remote version of a friendship, not to mention anything else.''
\ Ted Koppel is going to prison for a night.
The host of ``Nightline'' will do time next week at the maximum-security Central Prison in Raleigh, N.C. His experiences under lock and key will form part of a series of shows on the question, ``Do Prisons Work?''
The series, which is to begin Tuesday, also will include a town meeting broadcast from the prison featuring correction officers, politicians, police and crime victims as well as inmates.
ABC News chose Raleigh because Correction Department officials were cooperative and the city has several prisons.
\ The Hollywood Women's Press Club honored Tom Hanks for taking socially conscious roles.
The star of ``Forrest Gump'' and last year's ``Philadelphia'' received the Louella O. Parsons Award, given to a person who ``represents the best image of the entertainment industry to the world,'' a club statement said.
``The social consciousness of his films distinguish Mr. Hanks among stars; his work is proof that responsible filmmaking can also win at the box office,'' said the club's president, Janet Tighe.
Previous winners include Bette Davis, Cary Grant and James Stewart.
Hanks won an Academy Award for his portrayal of an AIDs-stricken lawyer in ``Philadelphia.'' He played a mildly retarded man who finds love and happiness in ``Forrest Gump.''
by CNB